2004 Carinthian state election

2004 Carinthian state election

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All 36 seats in the Landtag of Carinthia 19 seats needed for a majority
Turnout	334,431 (78.6%) 1.9%
First party Second party   Leader Jörg Haider Peter Ambrozy Party FPÖ SPÖ Last election 16 seats, 42.1% 12 seats, 32.9% Seats won 16 14 Seat change 0 2 Popular vote 139,479 126,325 Percentage 42.4% 38.4% Swing 0.4% 5.6%   Third party Fourth party   Leader Elisabeth Scheucher Rolf Holub Party ÖVP Greens Last election 8 seats, 20.7% 0 seats, 3.9%[a] Seats won 4 2 Seat change 4 2 Popular vote 38,256 22,053 Percentage 11.6% 6.7% Swing 9.1% 2.8%
Governor before election Jörg Haider FPÖ Elected Governor Jörg Haider FPÖ

The 2004 Carinthian state election was held on 7 March 2004 to elect the members of the Landtag of Carinthia.

The election was a victory for the first-term Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ) government under Jörg Haider, which repeated its strong performance from the previous election. This came despite difficulties on the federal level and recent defeats in other state elections, as well as a strong challenge from the Social Democratic Party of Austria (SPÖ). The Austrian People's Party (ÖVP) lost almost half its voteshare, while The Greens won seats for the first time.
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